TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Who Was Averroes?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Can Violence Be Justified? A Philosophical Approach
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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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
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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TheCollector
Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
2 months ago
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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TheCollector
What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
6 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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.
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
TheCollector
Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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2 months ago
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...
a year ago
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...
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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TheCollector
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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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...
3 weeks 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...
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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TheCollector
When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
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
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Flashbak
L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
a year ago
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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TheCollector
‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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TheCollector
10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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a year ago
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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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...
5 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
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
3 weeks ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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a year ago
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...
6 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...
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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TheCollector
What Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Atlantic?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
9 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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Top Five Painters To Watch in 2024
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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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...
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
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Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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a year ago
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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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...
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
6 months ago
The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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...
7 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...
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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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...
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
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an island in the maelstrom
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
6 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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The History of Appalachia & Its People
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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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...
Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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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...
6 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
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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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...
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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