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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Dreams of Space -...
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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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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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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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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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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...
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
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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: \
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
a month ago
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
a week ago
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies,...
3 months ago
It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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6 months ago
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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