Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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2 months ago
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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2 weeks ago
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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10 months ago
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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2 days ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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11 months ago
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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8 months ago
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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a year ago
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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11 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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2 months ago
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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4 months ago
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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6 months ago
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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9 months ago
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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5 months ago
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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a year ago
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 months ago
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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8 months ago
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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a week ago
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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9 months ago
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
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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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 months ago
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...
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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2 months ago
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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a year ago
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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a month ago
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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a year ago
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
a month ago
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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a year ago
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
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A Brief History of Chile
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
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How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
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Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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3 weeks ago
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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5 months ago
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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7 months ago
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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8 months ago
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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11 months ago
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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4 months ago
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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8 months ago
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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7 months ago
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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a month ago
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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a year ago
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
6 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
a week ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
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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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
5 months ago
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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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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a year ago
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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9 months ago
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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7 months ago
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...
6 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...
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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.
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Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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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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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
a week ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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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
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
a month ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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9 months ago
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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