TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
undefined
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
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
undefined
10 months ago
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
undefined
12 months ago
Flashbak
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...
3 months ago
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. ...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
undefined
11 months ago
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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.
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
undefined
8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
undefined
2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
undefined
a week ago
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
undefined
7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
undefined
2 weeks ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
a week ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
undefined
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
undefined
2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
undefined
2 months ago
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
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
undefined
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
undefined
2 days ago
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
undefined
11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
3 weeks ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
undefined
8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
undefined
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
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
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
undefined
7 months ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
undefined
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
undefined
9 months ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
undefined
3 weeks ago
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
undefined
7 months ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
undefined
a year ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 