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If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
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We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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Blindspots and Biographies
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Free Will Vs Determinism
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
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Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Classical Wisdom
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The Essential Greeks
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
6 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
TheCollector
Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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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”
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“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
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...
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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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...
TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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...
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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
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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TheCollector
4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
Fake News & the Information Age: Challenges in Modern Elections
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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TheCollector
New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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TheCollector
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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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...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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TheCollector
Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Flashbak
Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
6 months ago
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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History Today Feed
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
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
2 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Classical Wisdom
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
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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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.
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
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Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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When Was D-Day?
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
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.
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Where Did Paul Cezanne Live?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
5 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
11 months ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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11 months ago
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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5 months ago
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Flashbak
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 ...
yesterday
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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