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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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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...
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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...
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...
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
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Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Who Was Eusebius?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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4 months ago
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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2 weeks ago
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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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
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Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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The Essential Greeks
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Catching Nessie on Film
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
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...
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
2 months ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
Classical Wisdom
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Changing Seasons
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TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
History Today Feed
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Hundred Rabbits
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In...
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In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
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Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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What Is Nestorianism?
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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9 months ago
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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2 months ago
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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3 weeks ago
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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7 months ago
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
4 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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a year ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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5 months ago
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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3 months ago
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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a year ago
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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3 months ago
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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8 months ago
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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8 months ago
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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11 months ago
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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11 months ago
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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4 months ago
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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6 months ago
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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a year ago
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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...
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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3 months ago
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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8 months ago
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
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What Was Organization Todt?
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6 months ago
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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a month ago
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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6 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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12 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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5 months ago
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
4 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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11 months ago
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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7 months ago
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
a year ago
Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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10 months ago
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
10 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
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