Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
3 months ago
Heraclitus against Parmenides
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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3 months ago
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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a month ago
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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7 months ago
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 months ago
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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.
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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10 months ago
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
5 hours ago
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
4 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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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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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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...
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
a month ago
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
a year ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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11 months ago
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Who Was Tertullian?
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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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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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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.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
TheCollector
Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
3 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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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
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 days ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
2 months ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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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.
TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
5 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
a week ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
TheCollector
The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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2 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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a year ago
Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
3 weeks ago
Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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8 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
What Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
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In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Flashbak
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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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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6 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...
a year 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...
TheCollector
Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 weeks ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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