Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Flashbak
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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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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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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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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8 months ago
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
4 days ago
An Epic Start to the New Year
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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a year ago
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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Who Was George Hodel?
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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.
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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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...
2 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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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
3 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
3 weeks ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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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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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
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Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley
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3 days ago
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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10 months ago
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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a month ago
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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4 months ago
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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6 months ago
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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5 months ago
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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3 weeks ago
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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3 months ago
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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a month ago
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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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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a month ago
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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3 months ago
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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4 months ago
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Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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9 months ago
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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2 months ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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a year ago
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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8 months ago
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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4 months ago
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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10 months ago
Flashbak
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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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
a week ago
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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a year ago
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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12 months ago
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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6 months ago
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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3 weeks ago
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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a year ago
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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a year ago
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
6 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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a year ago
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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a year ago
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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3 months ago
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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9 months ago
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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5 months ago
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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4 months ago
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
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The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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12 months ago
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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3 months ago
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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6 days ago
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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a year ago
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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2 months ago
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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a year ago
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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6 months ago
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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6 months ago
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
3 weeks ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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3 months ago
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