Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
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...
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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3 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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a month ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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6 months ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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6 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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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...
6 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
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 months ago
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
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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5 days ago
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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4 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
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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3 weeks ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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11 months ago
Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
a week ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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a year ago
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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The First Stoic
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