Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
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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If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
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TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
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TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
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The Mystery of the Mind
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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TheCollector
What’s the History of Gin?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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TheCollector
10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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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...
TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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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
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
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TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
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Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
9 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
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Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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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,...
11 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...
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
3 weeks ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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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...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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