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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
CrimethInc.
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Changing Seasons
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
10 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Dreams of Space -...
Space Ship to the Moon (1952)
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the...
2 days ago
Happy New Year!
A "Space Ship to the Moon" is your present for a new year. I really like the illustrations in this book. The story is OK but the visions of spacecraft, a space station and mining on the Moon are worth seeing. This is a relatively low cost book used so if you like...
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
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It was all too difficult, finally.
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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What Is an Antipope?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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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...
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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...
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
a year ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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.
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
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A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
2 months ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
a month ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Last Call for Classical Gifts
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
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You don't need to know that.
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days 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, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
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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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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
5 days ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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...
a year 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...
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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.
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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