Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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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...
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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TheCollector
What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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What’s the History of Gin?
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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,...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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TheCollector
How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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TheCollector
Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
2 months ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Flashbak
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...
11 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...
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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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?
TheCollector
Eva Perón: Is She Really a Feminist Icon?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
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TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Classical Wisdom
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...
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
7 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
What Is Panpsychism?
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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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 …...
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...
a year ago
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
George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
5 days ago
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
TheCollector
Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
8 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
a year ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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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
Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days 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, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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TheCollector
Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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