Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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What Was Organization Todt?
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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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...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Hundred Rabbits
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Gods Vs Titans
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Bringing It All Back Home
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If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
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The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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TheCollector
Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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TheCollector
5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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10 months ago
Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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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
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
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...
6 months ago
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...
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 …...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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10 months ago
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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