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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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1980s NYC and the Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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6 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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TheCollector
Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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TheCollector
Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
2 months ago
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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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
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
Wrong Side of...
Inside the Catholic State
The world that created Caravaggio
a month ago
The world that created Caravaggio
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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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.
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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TheCollector
Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Flashbak
Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
4 months ago
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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What Is Thatcherism?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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TheCollector
Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months ago
Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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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
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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7 months ago
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
5 days ago
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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TheCollector
Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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TheCollector
HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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TheCollector
The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
6 months ago
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
a week ago
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
History Today Feed
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
6 months ago
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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TheCollector
The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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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.
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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3 months 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...
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