TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
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Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
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Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Who Is Pina Bausch?
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
a month ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a week ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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What Is Populism?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
2 months ago
The world that created Caravaggio
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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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
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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7 months ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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a year ago
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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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...
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Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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3 months 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 …...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
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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
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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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...
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
3 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
2 days ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
8 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
4 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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...
6 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months 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
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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...
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
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”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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