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The demonstrators are responding to the...
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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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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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
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This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Hidden History
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
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From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
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Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
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Europe's absent-minded revolution
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
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Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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Summary of changes for November
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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...
9 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...
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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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...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
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...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Hundred Rabbits
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...
11 months 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...
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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