TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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...
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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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...
4 months ago
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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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
6 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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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...
5 months ago
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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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
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TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Stoicism and Stress
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Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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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 Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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The Many Roads to Rome
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
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Arguing with the Dead
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Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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Columbine 25 Years On
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Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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...
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
3 weeks ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
a month ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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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
Flashbak
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...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
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...
TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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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.”...
a year ago
“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...
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
2 weeks ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
7 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
4 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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...
a year ago
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...
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6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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‘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
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
8 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
2 months ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
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Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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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.
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
3 weeks ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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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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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
a week ago
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
4 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
3 days ago
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
4 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
a week ago
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
7 months ago
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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