TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
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As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Where did the time go?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
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“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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...
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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.
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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TheCollector
Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
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Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
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During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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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...
9 months ago
“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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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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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...
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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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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Classical Wisdom
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Quick Notification
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
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1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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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.
TheCollector
What Treaty Ended World War II?
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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What Was Négritude?
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
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...
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“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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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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When The Music's Over ...
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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Does Free Will Exist?
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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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TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
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If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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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.
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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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...
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
2 weeks ago
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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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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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
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
5 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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