Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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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...
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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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...
a month ago
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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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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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...
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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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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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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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...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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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...
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Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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The Death of Clive of India
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Does poverty cause violent crime?
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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6 Must-See English Castles
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
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In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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Why I love etymologies
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
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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,...
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
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How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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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...
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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