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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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7 months ago
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Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
3 weeks ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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9 months ago
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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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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...
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
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‘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
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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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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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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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...
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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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
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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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
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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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
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Classical Wisdom
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The Philosopher God?
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
2 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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a year ago
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
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a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
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... and the Fall of the Republic
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Workers and Peasants we are not.
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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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.)...
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 months ago
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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