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2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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...
a year ago
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...
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
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?
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
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What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
a week ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
Seats Still Available
3 days ago
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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