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Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Why Do Religions Decline?
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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a year ago
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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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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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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8 months ago
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
a week ago
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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2 months ago
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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9 months ago
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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a year ago
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Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
TheCollector
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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4 months ago
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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...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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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...
TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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8 months ago
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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11 months ago
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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5 months ago
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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...
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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11 months ago
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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9 months ago
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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3 months ago
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 months ago
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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a year ago
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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6 months ago
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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11 months ago
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
11 months ago
This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Women Smoking Snapshots – Touching The Sublime
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime ...
10 months ago
“Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good” – Richard Klein, Cigarettes Are Sublime Richard Klein, Professor of French at Cornell University and editor of Diacritics, quit smoking while writing Cigarettes Are Sublime and has been nicotine-free ever since. So do...
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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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
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
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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a year ago
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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10 months ago
Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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7 months ago
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know
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8 months ago
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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2 months ago
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How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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4 months ago
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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9 months ago
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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10 months ago
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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5 months ago
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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5 months ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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11 months ago
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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
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?
TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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7 months ago
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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9 months ago
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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a year ago
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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11 months ago
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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5 months ago
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
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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8 months ago
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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8 months ago
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
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.
TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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11 months ago
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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9 months ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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a year ago
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 months ago
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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6 months ago
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
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
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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8 months ago
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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7 months ago
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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a year ago
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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a year ago
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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a year ago
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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9 months ago
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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12 months ago
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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a year ago
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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10 months ago
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
2 months ago
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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3 weeks ago
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...
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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7 months ago
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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11 months ago
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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a year ago
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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3 months ago
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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8 months ago
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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3 months ago
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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a month ago
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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
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
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