TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
undefined
4 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
undefined
4 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...
TheCollector
5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
undefined
a year ago
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Anxiety
10 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
undefined
10 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
undefined
2 months ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
2 days ago
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
undefined
a month ago
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
11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
undefined
8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
a month ago
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
undefined
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
7 months ago
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
undefined
2 months ago
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?
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
undefined
a month ago
African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
7 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
undefined
a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
undefined
a year ago
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
6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
undefined
5 months ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
undefined
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
undefined
6 days ago
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
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
Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
2 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
undefined
6 months ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
undefined
3 months ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
TheCollector
The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
undefined
a year ago
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...
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
undefined
a week ago
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
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
undefined
4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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...
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
undefined
2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
undefined
2 weeks ago
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
9 months ago
For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
undefined
5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
undefined
5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
undefined
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
undefined
3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
undefined
a month ago
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
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
undefined
6 months ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
.
10 months ago
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
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
undefined
10 hours ago
TheCollector
What Does It Take to Become a US President?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
undefined
6 months ago
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"
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
undefined
2 months 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
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
undefined
2 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
undefined
5 days ago
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
undefined
5 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
undefined
5 months ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
undefined
7 months ago
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
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 