History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
undefined
12 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
undefined
5 months ago
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...
11 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
undefined
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
a year ago
...and the feared Persian Army
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
undefined
7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
undefined
2 weeks ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
undefined
a year ago
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
undefined
5 months 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
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
undefined
9 months ago
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.
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
undefined
8 months ago
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.
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
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
undefined
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
undefined
10 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
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
undefined
2 weeks ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
undefined
2 weeks ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
.
10 months ago
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
undefined
8 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
undefined
2 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
undefined
4 months ago
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
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
undefined
9 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
a month ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
undefined
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
TheCollector
Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Less than ONE Week Left
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
undefined
4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
undefined
2 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
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
undefined
6 months 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
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
Flashbak
Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
undefined
3 months 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.
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
undefined
11 months ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 