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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Origins of Stoicism
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Women of Ancient Rome
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The First Roman Empress and More...
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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The "New" Ancient City
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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Externalising Our Hatreds.
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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What Is Populism?
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Philosopher Kings
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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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
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
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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...
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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A Collection of...
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This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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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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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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No Left Turn
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
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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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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
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He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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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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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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11 months ago
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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2 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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a year ago
Flashbak
Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
yesterday
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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5 months ago
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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...
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
a month ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
11 months ago
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
2 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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8 months ago
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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12 months ago
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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a year ago
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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