Overcoming Bias
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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.
African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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History Today Feed
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
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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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...
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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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
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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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...
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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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...
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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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
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
a week ago
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector
When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
Flashbak
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:...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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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...
9 months ago
“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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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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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,...
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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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
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
Trying to Understand...
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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What Is Theodicy?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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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...
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First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Battle of the Historians
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
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For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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Overcoming Bias
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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What Is the Will to Power?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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Classical Wisdom
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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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.
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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Hundred Rabbits
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Lost and Found
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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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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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
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Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
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Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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