Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
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...
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
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The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
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TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
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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
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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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
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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What’s the History of Gin?
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TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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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.
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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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...
10 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
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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History Today Feed
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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What Was the First Written Language?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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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
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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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
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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TheCollector
What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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TheCollector
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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8 months ago
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
3 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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TheCollector
How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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8 months ago
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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
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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TheCollector
Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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2 months ago
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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TheCollector
Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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4 months 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
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Flashbak
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...
3 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...
TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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6 months ago
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
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....
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
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