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TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US undefined
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction undefined
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth? undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Is the History Behind Hanukkah? undefined
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth undefined
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art undefined
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge undefined
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy? undefined
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past undefined
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master undefined
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA undefined
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism? undefined
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art undefined
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings? undefined
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean? undefined
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines? undefined
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What Was the Kido Butai? undefined
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy undefined
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will undefined
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Ancient Novel
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation undefined
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story undefined
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TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946) The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here  https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/ Here is a biography of the controversial editor: https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean I...
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art? undefined
7 months ago
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
What Is the History and Meaning of Music? undefined
9 months ago
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant? A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical? undefined
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler? undefined
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement undefined
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer undefined
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible? undefined
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder undefined
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded undefined
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872 An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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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...
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“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...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959) This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
Flashbak
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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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S. undefined
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art undefined
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower j.hoare Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
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’
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire undefined
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze? Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles j.hoare Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists? undefined
8 months ago
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography undefined
4 months ago
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil? undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933 “History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller     Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War undefined
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature? Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963? An experiment with historical simulation
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest undefined
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure? j.hoare Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi? undefined
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China? undefined
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive? undefined
a year ago
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween? undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians undefined
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America undefined
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa undefined
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events So you're in the know...
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine undefined
11 months ago
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup History and Myth
a year ago
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan? undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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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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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs JamesHoare Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023 Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
TheCollector
How Are Art and Science Related? undefined
2 months ago
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas undefined
10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023 Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
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Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman undefined
5 days ago
History Today Feed
‘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
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview) undefined
a year ago
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious? undefined
a year ago
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax? undefined
a month ago
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
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I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like? I Dare You...
5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring) Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush undefined
a year ago
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible? undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated. And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963) I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen.  I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find  the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe? undefined
11 months ago
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games undefined
a year ago
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read undefined
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye undefined
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling? undefined
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought? undefined
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions undefined
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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What Was the Great Migration in the US? undefined
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments) undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2 Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
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Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement undefined
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic undefined
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin? undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings undefined
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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...
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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...
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist? How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist? JamesHoare Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists undefined
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO? Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon undefined
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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...
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“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...
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings? undefined
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Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades “For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
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“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 …...
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever undefined
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada undefined
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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. Continue Reading
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? undefined
11 months ago
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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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...
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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.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
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This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd undefined
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni? undefined
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won undefined
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation? undefined
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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
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure? undefined
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies undefined
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire undefined
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist undefined
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important? Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant undefined
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review ‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review JamesHoare Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations undefined
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland undefined
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status “All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916. The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF? An indispensable organization
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Advice from the Ancients
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers? undefined
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990) “’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree     In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean undefined
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders undefined
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes? undefined
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist? Does what goes around come around?
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TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit undefined
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference? undefined
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon An Ottoman Winter in Toulon JamesHoare Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries undefined
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber undefined
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ? undefined
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews? undefined
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For? undefined
10 months ago
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion j.hoare Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce undefined
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves? undefined
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era undefined
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail j.hoare Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024! Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break? The international system, that is.
a year ago
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle? undefined
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Who Is Pina Bausch? undefined
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York undefined
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast undefined
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children? undefined
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art Through the Ages
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza? undefined
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin undefined
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire undefined
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