TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
Flashbak
Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
6 months ago
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
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TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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2 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 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....
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 months ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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a year ago
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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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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What Is an Antipope?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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Lost and Found
a year ago
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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a year ago
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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a month ago
Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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TheCollector
U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
Flashbak
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...
5 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
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
TheCollector
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
The Life and Work of Pheidias
a year ago
The Life and Work of Pheidias
TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Flashbak
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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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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What Are Conlangs?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
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
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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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...
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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