Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
a month ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
Wrong Side of...
On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
2 weeks ago
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
11 months ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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...
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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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...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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a year ago
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
6 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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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
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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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...
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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a year ago
Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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TheCollector
Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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a month ago
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
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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
Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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a year ago
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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TheCollector
7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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4 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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3 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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5 days ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
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As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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What Is Voguing?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
a month ago
The Tudor War on Libel
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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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?
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Flashbak
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...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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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
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
Flashbak
Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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?
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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a year ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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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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