Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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7 months ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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TheCollector
Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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TheCollector
It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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3 weeks ago
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
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
5 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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TheCollector
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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TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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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...
a week ago
“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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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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TheCollector
German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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TheCollector
Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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TheCollector
4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
10 months ago
Why the liberal project will fail
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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7 months 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
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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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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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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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...
a week ago
“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...
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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...
a month 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...
Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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