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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Io Saturnalia!
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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...
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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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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
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TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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...
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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...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
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Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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Empress Theodora
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TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
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In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Open Culture
How Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Last Supper: A Deep Dive Into a Masterpiece
When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work....
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When Leonardo da Vinci was 42 years old, he hadn’t yet completed any major publicly viewable work. Not that he’d been idle: in that same era, while working for the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, he “developed, organized, and directed productions for festival pageants, triumphal...
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
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In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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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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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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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...
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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...
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
11 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
12 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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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)...
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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...
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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Who Was Averroes?
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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,...
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.
Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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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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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Classical Wisdom
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Games Nations Play.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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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...
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What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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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
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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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.
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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Journal of African cities chapter 5
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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Was Alexander Great?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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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...
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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What Is the Will to Power?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
2 weeks ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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