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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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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...
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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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...
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
2 months ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
11 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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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?
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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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...
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
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TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Lost Battlefield of Alexander the Great Discovered in Türkiye
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
a year ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Classical Wisdom
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Plus... Merch!
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
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...
a month ago
(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...
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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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
What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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What Are Conlangs?
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
a month ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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a year ago
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
5 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
5 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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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...
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
11 months ago
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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A Collection of...
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...
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Who Was Vortigern?
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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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...
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
7 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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