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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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An Epic Start to the New Year
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
10 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Classical Wisdom
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Battle of the Historians
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Indian-American century
On the Anglo-Indo-sphere
4 days ago
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.
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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TheCollector
10 Zany Facts About Benjamin Franklin You Probably Didn’t Know
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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2 months ago
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...
11 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...
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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TheCollector
What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
12 months ago
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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3 months ago
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...
a year ago
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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TheCollector
Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
5 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
a week ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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4 months ago
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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5 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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11 months ago
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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10 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
a month ago
Europe turns away from America.
History Today Feed
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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a year ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
7 months ago
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
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...
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
a month ago
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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12 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
12 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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10 months ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
Flashbak
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...
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Count no man happy until the end is known
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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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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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...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
Patterns in Humanity
Age and infertility
Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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Facts and misconceptions about maternal age-related infertility
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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