TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of Penelope
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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TheCollector
6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
History Today Feed
The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
The Death of Caspar Hauser
j.hoare
Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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TheCollector
What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
Trying to Understand...
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Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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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
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Classical Wisdom
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Hera, Queen of the Gods
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TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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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
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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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.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
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History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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What Is Capoeira?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
3 weeks ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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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...
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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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,...
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Does Free Will Exist?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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...
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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a year ago
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
8 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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