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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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What Was Jim Crow?
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
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Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
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The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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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...
6 months ago
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 Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Was Alexander Great?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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Fate and Free Will
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
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After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The Ancient Novel
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
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Here's the answer. What was the question again?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Historical origins of the malaise
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
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British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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8 months ago
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...
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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11 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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5 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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a month ago
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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5 months ago
TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
History Today Feed
The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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...
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘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
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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11 months ago
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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a year ago
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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a month ago
TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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a year ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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3 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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6 days ago
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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11 months ago
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