Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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What Was Dante’s Political Philosophy?
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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Summary of changes for August
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
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“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Marathon: 7 Sites & Museums to Visit
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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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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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
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“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
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In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
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Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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A history of the monastic high life
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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Lost and Found
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Xerxes the Great
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Roman Empire Podcasts
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
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There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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The Diversity Paradox.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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7 African Myths About Animals
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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a brief note on themes in African art.
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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2 months 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...
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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2 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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3 months ago
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
4 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
a week ago
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
a month ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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8 months ago
TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
8 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
2 weeks ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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a week ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
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
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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4 days ago
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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2 months ago
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
a week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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a month ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
a month ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
2 months ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
7 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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2 days ago
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