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How Iran Won the West
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Hey everyone!
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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In Defence of Boring Books
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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A Collection of...
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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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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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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What makes a good friend?
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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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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Olympics Special
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
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In...
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How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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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 ...
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
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8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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
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a complete history of an African monument
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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When Was the First Crusade?
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
4 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Battle of the Historians
a year ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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