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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
Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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What Is Voguing?
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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...
a month 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...
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
yesterday
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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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
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
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The Death of Clive of India
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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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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