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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Who Was Tertullian?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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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.
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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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.
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 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...
7 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...
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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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,...
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 months ago
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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6 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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