History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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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...
7 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
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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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”
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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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
What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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TheCollector
7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
2 weeks ago
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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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...
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
a month ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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...
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
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...
12 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
The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
3 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
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TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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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?
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
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
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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6 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...
3 weeks 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...
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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a year ago
Open Culture
Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
yesterday
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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yesterday
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
2 weeks ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
a month ago
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
yesterday
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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a year ago
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
4 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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6 months ago
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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a month ago
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
4 days ago
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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?
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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3 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
a week ago
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
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
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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5 days ago
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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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
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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3 months ago
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days 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, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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4 months 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...
a month 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
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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2 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...
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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