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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 months ago
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
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
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...
Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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TheCollector
What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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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.
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...
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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History Today Feed
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
Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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5 months ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
7 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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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
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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a year ago
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.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
11 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
2 weeks ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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A Collection of...
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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An experiment with historical simulation
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The "New" Ancient City
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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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.
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
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A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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A Brief History of Chile
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Patterns in Humanity
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The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Why I love etymologies
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Conquest and Liberation of Academia
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Where did the time go?
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What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
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Hundred Rabbits
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Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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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...
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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A Collection of...
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...
a year ago
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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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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