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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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The Assassination of Malcolm X
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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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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
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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...
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
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a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
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Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Tolkien and Plato
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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Early Bird is Ending
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
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11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Early Christian Poetry
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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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...
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Flashbak
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...
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
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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...
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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 Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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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
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Flashbak
Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
9 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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...
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
9 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
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How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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When Was D-Day?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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What Is Anti-Natalism?
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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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...
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
3 weeks ago
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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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
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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...
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year 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...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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