CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
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TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
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9 months ago
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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4 weeks ago
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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4 months ago
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Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
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10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
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2 months ago
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
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a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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10 months ago
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
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over a year ago
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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3 months ago
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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a year ago
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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A History of Phantom Pain
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Res Obscura
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TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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A Collection of...
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over a year ago
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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3 months ago
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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African History...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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TheCollector
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Classical Wisdom
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Classical Wisdom
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Ursa Major
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7 African Myths About Animals
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
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TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Hidden History
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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The Lost Years of Jesus
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Flashbak
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...
6 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...
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
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
a month ago
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
11 months ago
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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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...
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...
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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