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LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
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For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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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...
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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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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
2 months ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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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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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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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...
4 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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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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...
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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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.
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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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
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
3 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
4 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Weekend Roundup
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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