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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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An Epic Start to the New Year
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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The Tudor War on Libel
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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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.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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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
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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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...
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“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...
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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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...
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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 Caused the First Opium War in China?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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History and Myth
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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...
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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...
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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TheCollector
Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
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TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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11 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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5 months ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
8 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
2 weeks ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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10 months ago
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
30 minutes ago
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
a week ago
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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TheCollector
Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
2 weeks ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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TheCollector
Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
7 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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a year ago
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
a year ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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2 weeks ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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a year ago
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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a year ago
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
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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3 months ago
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