History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
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
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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8 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
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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8 months ago
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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6 months ago
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
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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a week ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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4 months ago
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
TheCollector
William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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...
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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TheCollector
Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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a year ago
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
a week ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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a year 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...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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History Today Feed
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
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
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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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
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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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?
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
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...
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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TheCollector
The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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