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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Aristotle on Friendship
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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The Furies
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
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3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Dreams of Space -...
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over a year ago
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Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
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The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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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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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Who Was George Eliot?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
African History...
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state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Wrong Side of...
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
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This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
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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...
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Do Words Matter?
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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a month ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
Flashbak
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
a week ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
7 months ago
And Her Controversial Religion
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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2 months ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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a week ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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6 months ago
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
5 days ago
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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a year ago
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
2 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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a week ago
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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7 months ago
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