TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
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On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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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.
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Dreams of Space -...
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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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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No More Heroes.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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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...
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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...
a month ago
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
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Educated rage
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The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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The Electoral College Explained
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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TheCollector
How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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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...
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...
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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TheCollector
5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“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...
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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TheCollector
Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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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
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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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
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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Remind me what it was, exactly ....
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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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
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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TheCollector
Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
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".
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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TheCollector
The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
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TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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