Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Blues?
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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TheCollector
8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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TheCollector
American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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TheCollector
10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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TheCollector
The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
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....
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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TheCollector
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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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...
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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TheCollector
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Dreams of Space -...
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...
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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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
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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a week ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
10 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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6 months ago
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
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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11 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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3 months ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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5 months ago
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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a month ago
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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a year ago
Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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a month ago
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
What Was Jesus’s Religious Background?
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3 days ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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8 months ago
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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