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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Last Call for Classical Gifts
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
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a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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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...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
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Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
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In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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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...
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
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Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
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The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Flashbak
1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Flashbak
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...
a month ago
“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...
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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History Today Feed
‘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
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Flashbak
John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
a week ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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a year ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Dreams of Space -...
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Wrong Side of...
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
Classical Wisdom
Hades
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Global Inequality...
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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