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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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What Is Theodicy?
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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a year ago
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
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
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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5 months ago
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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