TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
7 months ago
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
6 months ago
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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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...
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...
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
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Classics Gifts!
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Classical Wisdom
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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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
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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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...
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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
What Is Nestorianism?
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TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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a year ago
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...
a year ago
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...
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
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Who Were the 43 Group?
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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9 months ago
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
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Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
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The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
3 months ago
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
a year ago
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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9 months ago
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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a year ago
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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a year ago
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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2 months ago
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Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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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...
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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9 months ago
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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a year ago
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
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Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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2 months ago
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
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