Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
undefined
4 days ago
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
8 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
undefined
6 months ago
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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
10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
undefined
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
undefined
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
2 months ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
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...
TheCollector
Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
undefined
6 days ago
TheCollector
New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
undefined
3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
undefined
11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
undefined
3 months ago
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
4 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
undefined
a year ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
2 weeks ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
TheCollector
From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
undefined
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
undefined
a year ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
undefined
a month ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
3 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
undefined
2 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
undefined
a month ago
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.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
undefined
2 weeks ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
a month ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
undefined
2 days ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
undefined
7 months ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
undefined
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
10 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
undefined
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
undefined
2 days ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
undefined
11 months ago
Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
a week ago
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
undefined
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
undefined
9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
a week ago
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
a month ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
3 weeks ago
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Kiki Smith?
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
undefined
10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
a month ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
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
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
undefined
9 months ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
undefined
3 weeks ago
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
undefined
3 months ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
3 weeks ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Written Language?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“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...
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 