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TheCollector
Disciple of Jesus Christ: Who Was Judas Iscariot? undefined
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins undefined
7 months ago
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII undefined
2 months ago
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What Are the Romance Languages? undefined
a year ago
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know undefined
6 months ago
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism) Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
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Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances. Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell JamesHoare Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
11 months ago
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record undefined
2 months ago
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2 undefined
7 months ago
Open Culture
Watch an Avant-Garde Bauhaus Ballet in Brilliant Color, First Staged in 1922 We credit the Bauhaus school, founded by German architect Walter Gropius in 1919, for the aesthetic...
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We credit the Bauhaus school, founded by German architect Walter Gropius in 1919, for the aesthetic principles that have guided so much modern design and architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries. The school’s relationships with artists like Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Laszlo...
TheCollector
Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for? undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children Event: THIS Saturday
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
a year ago
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World? undefined
7 months ago
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What Is the Gospel of Truth? undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus? Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
2 months ago
Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &... In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
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In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial JamesHoare Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
3 months ago
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History undefined
8 months ago
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Digitization Reveals Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval Wall Paintings undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’? undefined
7 months ago
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns? A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse? undefined
5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge What is True?
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Journey of the Roman Gladius and Other Swords This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a...
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This week I want to do something a little different and discuss the evolution and development of a specific weapon, in this case the famed Roman gladius, the sword of the legions. As we’re going to see, this is going to entail a journey covering quite a bit of both time and space...
Open Culture
The Creative Genius of David Lynch (RIP): Discover His Films, Music Videos, Cartoons, Commercials,... Image by Sasha Kargaltsev via Wikimedia Commons As every cinephile has by now heard, and lamented,...
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Image by Sasha Kargaltsev via Wikimedia Commons As every cinephile has by now heard, and lamented, we’ve just lost a great American filmmaker. From Eraserhead to Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive to Inland Empire, David Lynch’s features will surely continue to bewilder and inspire...
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows? And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
2 months ago
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London undefined
5 months ago
Hidden History
The Story of the Cow The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
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The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review ‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review JamesHoare Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear? This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
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This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest? undefined
a year ago
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory? undefined
a year ago
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes undefined
a year ago
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend Death of a Turkey Legend JamesHoare Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
a month ago
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...
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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...
TheCollector
Popular Gladiator Weapons: Tools of the Arena undefined
a week ago
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds? undefined
a month ago
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism undefined
a year ago
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name? undefined
5 months ago
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...
over a year ago
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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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
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This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
TheCollector
The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada undefined
a year ago
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...
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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
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel JamesHoare Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have? undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples undefined
5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art undefined
a year ago
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa undefined
5 months ago
Open Culture
Nirvana Before They Were Nirvana: Watch Their 1988 Performance Recorded in a Radio Shack Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the...
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Here’s a strange home video of Nirvana when they were unknown, playing inside a Radio Shack in the band’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. The video was recorded on the evening of January 24, 1988, after the store had closed. In those days the group went by the name of Ted Ed...
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC ‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come? All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
11 months ago
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines.  ...
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope? undefined
3 months ago
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What Is Nestorianism? undefined
3 months ago
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Archaeologists Discover 4,100-Year-Old Tomb of Pharaoh’s Doctor undefined
2 weeks ago
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights JamesHoare Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900. Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
a year ago
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How Did Descartes View Animals? undefined
2 months ago
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s “As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm...
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm   Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19 undefined
5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines? undefined
a year ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy) undefined
4 months ago
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914 undefined
7 months ago
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation? undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961) A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know undefined
9 months ago
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers undefined
10 months ago
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms undefined
6 months ago
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent undefined
8 months ago
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What Is the Gettier Problem? undefined
a year ago
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians undefined
5 months ago
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What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids? undefined
6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964) An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do. A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists undefined
7 months ago
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die? undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake     Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
TheCollector
6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning undefined
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Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive “We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures? undefined
9 months ago
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art undefined
6 months ago
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About undefined
7 months ago
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Liberation of the Oppressed: What Is Liberation Theology? undefined
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How Did Victorian Fashion Show Grief Through Clothes? undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow. For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
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For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art. Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
6 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969 In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
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In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round undefined
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6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats undefined
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII undefined
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From? undefined
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties undefined
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists undefined
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater undefined
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History Today Feed
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic JamesHoare Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria JamesHoare Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius undefined
11 months ago
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review ‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review j.hoare Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature? Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath) undefined
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt On the Spot: Alice Hunt JamesHoare Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ? Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence undefined
a year ago
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII undefined
6 months ago
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
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Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef. Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)? undefined
10 months ago
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History undefined
8 months ago
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots? undefined
a year ago
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts? undefined
11 months ago
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone? undefined
6 months ago
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World undefined
4 months ago
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria? undefined
8 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars undefined
5 months ago
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What Is Panpsychism? undefined
2 weeks ago
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024 undefined
a year ago
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6 Artists Associated With Magic Realism You Should Know undefined
9 months ago
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland? undefined
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing How to Revive Wassailing j.hoare Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country. A book review from the future.
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover? undefined
a year ago
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen? undefined
7 months ago
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament .... We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
a month ago
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology undefined
3 months ago
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II? undefined
7 months ago
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews? undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967 It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th! Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
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Dream About Gagarin (1961)   Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung? undefined
7 months ago
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii undefined
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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...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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