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TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
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This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most? Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ... We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens undefined
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and... For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
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For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman? undefined
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957 This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed undefined
11 months ago
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father undefined
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding undefined
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US undefined
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum undefined
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932) An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.  Borrowing from a book-seller...
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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 Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela? undefined
8 months ago
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America undefined
4 months ago
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow? undefined
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats undefined
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23 The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Aristotle's Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked? Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior undefined
a year ago
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About undefined
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera? undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines “I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders? Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong Oedipus at Colonus
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue. And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle undefined
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore undefined
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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Aliens and the Enlightenment Aliens and the Enlightenment JamesHoare Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece undefined
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic? Which Playwright did it better?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects undefined
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit? undefined
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance undefined
10 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville? undefined
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse undefined
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video) undefined
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When Did World War II Start and End? undefined
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican How the South Became Republican JamesHoare Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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The Tudor War on Libel The Tudor War on Libel JamesHoare Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,”  he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,”  he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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How to Revive Wassailing How to Revive Wassailing j.hoare Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting undefined
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics Wars and ideology simplified
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar? undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits? undefined
11 months ago
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Does FREE WILL Exist? And if not, what are the consequences?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset undefined
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams? undefined
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre? undefined
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Plato on Political Polarization
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes undefined
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI? undefined
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution? undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review ‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review j.hoare Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left? A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome? Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters? undefined
4 months ago
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt On the Spot: Alice Hunt JamesHoare Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism? Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions undefined
10 months ago
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US President or American Caesar? US President or American Caesar? JamesHoare Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Military Geniuses From History undefined
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious? undefined
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children? Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE undefined
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election undefined
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit undefined
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection? A New -different- Event
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures undefined
11 months ago
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children? undefined
9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside The Shire must be brought to heel
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President undefined
a year ago
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China? undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology undefined
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide undefined
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained undefined
9 months ago
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman undefined
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae undefined
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France undefined
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla? undefined
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy undefined
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs undefined
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song undefined
8 months ago
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day? undefined
10 months ago
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist? How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist? JamesHoare Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden? Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden? JamesHoare Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family undefined
7 months ago
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess Babylon’s Mystery Goddess JamesHoare Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900) Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships JamesHoare Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits undefined
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime undefined
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens “Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954     On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions undefined
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The Women who Forged Medieval England The Women who Forged Medieval England JamesHoare Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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10 South American Artists You Should Know undefined
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights undefined
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries? undefined
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes “We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life   The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
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From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe *my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain j.hoare Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy? undefined
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look? undefined
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Flashbak
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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room undefined
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones undefined
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888 The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur? undefined
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TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation? undefined
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles? undefined
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record One I bought fifty years ago.
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TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders undefined
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus? undefined
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China’s Communist Comic Books China’s Communist Comic Books JamesHoare Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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TheCollector
10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions undefined
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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...
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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...
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World undefined
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States undefined
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TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor undefined
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley undefined
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TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization undefined
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care. Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips) undefined
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
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If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks JamesHoare Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969 In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour Seats Still Available
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer undefined
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries? undefined
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling undefined
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy. historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review ‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West How Iran Won the West JamesHoare Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency undefined
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career undefined
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping undefined
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism? With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation undefined
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry The Powers of Soviet Puppetry JamesHoare Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800. Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology? undefined
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes undefined
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology? undefined
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism New Event: January 7th, 2025
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids undefined
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity? undefined
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties undefined
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty undefined
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema? undefined
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What Was the Sturmabteilung? undefined
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know undefined
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible undefined
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir undefined
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear? undefined
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth undefined
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit undefined
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin? undefined
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games undefined
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry undefined
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