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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
TheCollector
What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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TheCollector
How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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4 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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5 months ago
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