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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review ‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review JamesHoare Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to... The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making? undefined
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick JamesHoare Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work undefined
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire? undefined
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit undefined
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico undefined
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time? undefined
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature undefined
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79 Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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When Was D-Day? undefined
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art undefined
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Simulating History with ChatGPT The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass undefined
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s “Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project     Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? j.hoare Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society? undefined
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‘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
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years” undefined
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs undefined
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice undefined
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories) undefined
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? undefined
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King? undefined
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo? undefined
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What's Left ... And What's Left? A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview undefined
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Seamus Heaney A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? JamesHoare Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World? undefined
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology undefined
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Dry Toilet Installation The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
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The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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The Diversity Paradox. It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn? undefined
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What Was the Underground Railroad? undefined
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest? undefined
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible undefined
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life undefined
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400) an African portrait of an African society
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Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels undefined
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley undefined
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich undefined
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Why controlling for variables is insufficient On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts undefined
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism undefined
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme Another of my essays in French.
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation? undefined
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Inside the Catholic State The world that created Caravaggio
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power? undefined
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like? undefined
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin? undefined
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History) undefined
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The First Biographers ...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932) An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.  Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.  Borrowing from a book-seller description: Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
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Would Lenin have approved of the IMF? An indispensable organization
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844 A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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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...
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding undefined
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death? How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death? j.hoare Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians undefined
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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What Was the Sturmabteilung? undefined
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Rome's Worst General? And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly When Nostalgia Was Deadly JamesHoare Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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Out Of Control. Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty undefined
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review ‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review ‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review JamesHoare Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review ‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review JamesHoare Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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A Book 100 Years in the Making Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison undefined
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover undefined
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The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom. "The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Weekend Roundup Secret of the Stoics
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art undefined
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The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Who Were the Pilgrims? undefined
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No Way Out Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace? undefined
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore) undefined
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review) Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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Summary of changes for November Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Continue Reading
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology undefined
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly? undefined
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987) “I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
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“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies undefined
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism undefined
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples undefined
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both? undefined
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954) So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know undefined
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb: This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
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This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human? Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague undefined
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology undefined
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis   We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry? undefined
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus undefined
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism undefined
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Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes? undefined
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The ERR: How the Nazis Plundered France’s Priceless Art undefined
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes? undefined
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth? undefined
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask undefined
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting undefined
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu? undefined
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World? undefined
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965) The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
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The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do. DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture undefined
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Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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My Substack in Other Languages. Starting with Spanish.
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings undefined
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview undefined
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem undefined
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. undefined
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When Was the First Crusade? undefined
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Service to what nation? Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology? undefined
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages? undefined
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History? undefined
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61) The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024 Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
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Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums undefined
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France Saves Europe. Again. In a manner of speaking.
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On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada undefined
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform undefined
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024 Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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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...
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots? undefined
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know undefined
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ undefined
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece undefined
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione? undefined
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb undefined
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens undefined
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont? undefined
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Weekend Roundup The Secrets of Crete
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak? undefined
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Putting Mothers on Death Row Putting Mothers on Death Row JamesHoare Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy) Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor undefined
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder undefined
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru undefined
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!) undefined
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’? The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
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This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy” undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook. M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs. Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928) “Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s...
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“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying     On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era undefined
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters? undefined
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War undefined
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried? undefined
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece undefined
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions undefined
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick undefined
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent? undefined
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain? undefined
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects JamesHoare Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship? undefined
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For? undefined
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller undefined
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula? undefined
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping undefined
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text? undefined
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari On the Spot: Ali Ansari JamesHoare Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut undefined
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone? undefined
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated undefined
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist? undefined
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Games Nations Play. But they forget the people and the Street.
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars JamesHoare Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification? undefined
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch undefined
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices undefined
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Weekend Roundup Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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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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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas. Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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