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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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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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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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Last Chance
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
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4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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TheCollector
Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Global Inequality...
How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
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2 weeks ago
(but forgot to mention it)
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
8 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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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...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
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What Is the Book of Acts About in the Bible?
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Luigi Cherubini’s Medea: An Ancient Greek Opera Diva
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Flashbak
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...
7 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...
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--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video...
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Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
4 weeks ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
8 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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Famous Architects Dress as Their Famous New York City Buildings (1931)
On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York...
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On January 13, 1931, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects held a ball at the Hotel Astor in New York City. According to an advertisement for the event, anyone who paid $15 per ticket (big money during the Depression) could see a “hilarious modern art exhibition” and things...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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What Was the Political Significance of the Comintern?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
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Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art
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10 Must-Visit Historic Sites in San Diego
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
7 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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What Is Panpsychism?
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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The History of Communism in Vietnam: From the 1920s to Today
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
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Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
Overcoming Bias
Gender Norms Are Complex, Opaque
Wondering how to make clear our cultural drift problem, it occurred to me that historical fiction,...
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Wondering how to make clear our cultural drift problem, it occurred to me that historical fiction, especially using time travel, could make vivid how key norms and values have actually changed greatly over time, and not always in obviously good ways.
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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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...
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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What Is Colossians About?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
3 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Is Sufism a Part of Islam or Separate From It?
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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...
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
a month ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
11 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Flashbak
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...
3 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...
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
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
3 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
10 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
A Collection of...
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...
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Albert Einstein: The Greatest Scientist of the 20th Century
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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A Collection of...
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...
6 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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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
9 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2)...
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This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There’s actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we’re going to split this treatment over two weeks,...
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
8 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
6 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Open Culture
The Night When Miles Davis Opened for the Grateful Dead (1970)
What’s that, you ask? Did Miles Davis open for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West? In what world...
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What’s that, you ask? Did Miles Davis open for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West? In what world could such a thing happen? In the world of the late sixties/early seventies, when jazz fused with acid rock, acid rock with country, and pop culture took a long strange trip. The...
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
3 weeks ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Are You a Fan of Gothic Literature? 5 Most Iconic Locations in the UK
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History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
2 months ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
6 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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