TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Ancient Anxiety
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
9 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Classical Wisdom
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Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
11 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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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...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
4 days ago
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/30/2024 - 11:40
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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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...
a month 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...
TheCollector
What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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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...
a year 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...
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
a week ago
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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a year ago
TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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4 months 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
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year 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...
8 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
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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a year ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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a month ago
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
Hidden History
Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and...
a week ago
In 1939, the United States began work on a colossal motor vehicle to be used for exploration and field work in Antarctica. By 1939 Antarctica remained as one of the last unexplored regions on the planet. Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had been the first human to reach the...
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months ago
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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?
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Educated rage
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
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It was all too difficult, finally.
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
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A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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A very deep history of Halloween
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Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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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...
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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...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
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Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
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As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Africa's past carved in ivory
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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