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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
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“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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Ancient Anxiety
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Arguing with the Dead
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JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
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historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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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...
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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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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gettier Problem?
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TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
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Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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a month ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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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)...
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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...
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
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But right back where we started from.
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
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The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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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
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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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
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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10 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
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