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a brief note on African travel literature in history
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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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...
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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...
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
5 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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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.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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a year ago
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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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.
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Does Free Will Exist?
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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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...
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
8 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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