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Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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What Is an Antipope?
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
CrimethInc.
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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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...
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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The Secrets of Crete
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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What Is the Ides of March?
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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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?
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
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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...
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Battle of the Historians
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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The Mystery of the Mind
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Aristotle's Poetics
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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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...
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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...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Res Obscura
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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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...
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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...
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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The Dark Ages
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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A Week Off And A New Language
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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Last Call for Classical Gifts
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
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TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
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Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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A Few Spots Left
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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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...
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“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...
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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