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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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No More Heroes.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Who Was George Hodel?
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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The Pompeii Mosaics
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
8 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Classical Wisdom
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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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 Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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TheCollector
Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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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...
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
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A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Classical Wisdom
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Classical Wisdom
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Do Words Matter?
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TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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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
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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History Today Feed
Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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...
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...
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Flashbak
The Metamorphoses du Jour by JJ Grandville – 1829
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville...
4 days ago
Told in 73 coloured lithographs, Les Metamorphoses du Jour (1829) by French artist J.J. Gandville (born Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gérard; 1803-1847) is a satire on the bourgeois middle class of Parisian society in the Romantic period. Grandville’s characters have a human body and an...
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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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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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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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...
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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...
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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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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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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In...
over a year ago
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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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Classical Wisdom
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Aristotle on Friendship
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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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 …...
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Stoicism and Stress
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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