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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
2 months ago
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
a month ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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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
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
11 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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a year ago
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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9 months ago
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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
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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TheCollector
Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
6 hours ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
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
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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History Today Feed
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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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
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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TheCollector
Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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It's worse than you probably imagine.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
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On cartography as historical argument
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
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Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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War Is Complicated.
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And not just the fighting bit.
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
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Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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Weekend Roundup
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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How to Give a Speech
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“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‘...
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?