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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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11 months ago
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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5 months ago
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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3 months ago
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
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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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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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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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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What Is Voguing?
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9 months ago
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
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...
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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9 months ago
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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11 months ago
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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6 months ago
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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5 months ago
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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8 months ago
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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3 months ago
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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8 months ago
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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a year ago
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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a year ago
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Who Were the Kuomintang?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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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 Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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3 months ago
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 months ago
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One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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3 months ago
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a week ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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3 weeks ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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‘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
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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a year ago
Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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2 months ago
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
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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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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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3 months ago
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