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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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What Are Conlangs?
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Summary of changes for December
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Overcoming Bias
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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TheCollector
Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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JamesHoare
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
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TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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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...
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
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Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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TheCollector
Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Classical Wisdom
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
4 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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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. ...
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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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...
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
6 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 months ago
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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a year ago
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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3 months ago
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