Open Culture
Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation...
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have...
a week ago
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have generally depicted pretty mundane worlds,” writes Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. “Sure, there have been talking animals, a few spaceships and whatnot, but the comics have...
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
9 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
Who Was Vernon Lee?
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TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
a month ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
8 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Overcoming Bias
Beware Shared Basic Value Changes
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
4 days ago
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
TheCollector
The Louvre Opens Its First-Ever Cimabue Exhibition
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
a year ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
9 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
Patterns in Humanity
2024 in writing
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
2 weeks ago
A brief recap of my 2024 posts
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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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
History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
2 months ago
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
a month ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
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...
a year ago
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.)...
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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TheCollector
Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Open Culture
Fred Armisen & Bill Hader’s Comedic Take on the History of Simon and Garfunkel
During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen...
2 days ago
During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader teamed up and created a fictionalized “history” of Simon and Garfunkel, telling the “real” story behind the making of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs....
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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TheCollector
The Congolese Teen Exhibited in a US Zoo: Who was Ota Benga?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
11 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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TheCollector
Popular Gladiator Weapons: Tools of the Arena
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Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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The Life & Mysterious Disappearance of Glenn Miller
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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How Did the Victorian Dead Body Trade Operate?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a month ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
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Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
2 weeks ago
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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TheCollector
What Are Slavoj Žižek’s Most Intriguing Ideas?
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Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
3 weeks ago
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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TheCollector
Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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TheCollector
Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
10 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Texas
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TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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TheCollector
How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
8 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
a year ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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TheCollector
Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a month ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
6 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
TheCollector
8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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TheCollector
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
6 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
9 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
2 months ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
5 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
9 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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TheCollector
What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
5 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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TheCollector
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
Why Do Famous Artists Recreate Old Works of Art?
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TheCollector
What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
a month ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
5 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Hidden History
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
For Europeans, the Second World War started on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. For...
a week ago
For Europeans, the Second World War started on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. For the United States, it began with the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But for Asians, the war began on June 7, 1937, at the Marco Polo Bridge in China. The Second...
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
11 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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Wrong Side of...
Who speaks of the Armenians?
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
2 months ago
Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
a month ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
a year ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
4 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
11 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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TheCollector
How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
7 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Flashbak
Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
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. ...
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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TheCollector
Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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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
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Flashbak
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...
a year ago
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...
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...
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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TheCollector
What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
3 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
3 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
3 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
9 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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TheCollector
The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
3 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
11 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
7 months ago
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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a year ago
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
TheCollector
Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
4 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
8 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
9 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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CrimethInc.
Fell in Love with Fire : A Documentary about the 2019 Uprising in Chile
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October...
3 months ago
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
This is an inspiring portrayal...
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
a year ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
8 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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TheCollector
Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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a year ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
2 months ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
3 weeks ago
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
7 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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TheCollector
A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a month ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
TheCollector
How Did Victorian Fashion Show Grief Through Clothes?
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TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
4 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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TheCollector
The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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TheCollector
The Popol Vuh: A Maya Myth Told in Dance and Song
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TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
2 months ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
3 weeks ago
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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TheCollector
Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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5 months ago
African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
a year ago
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
TheCollector
Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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