TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
2 weeks ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
3 weeks ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
a month ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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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.
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
a week ago
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
10 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
8 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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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
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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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....
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
9 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
11 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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...
a week ago
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...
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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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...
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
3 weeks ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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3 months ago
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...
2 months ago
“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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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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...
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
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.
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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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...
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
2 months ago
The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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a year ago
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
7 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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