Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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TheCollector
Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
6 months ago
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
4 hours ago
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
a month ago
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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TheCollector
Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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TheCollector
Brooklyn Museum Adds Art by Black and Asian-American Artists
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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TheCollector
7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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TheCollector
Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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TheCollector
The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
2 months ago
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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TheCollector
6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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TheCollector
Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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2 weeks ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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 week 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
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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TheCollector
What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
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 -...
9 months ago
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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4 weeks ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Hundred Rabbits
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...
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
TheCollector
3 Debunked Rumors About Anne Boleyn
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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9 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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8 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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9 months ago
TheCollector
James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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9 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
weird medieval guys
Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
a year ago
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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a year ago
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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a week ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
7 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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3 weeks ago
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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On 17th century "cocaine"
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A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
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How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
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Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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The Many Roads to Rome
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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.)...
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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Global Inequality...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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What Was Jim Crow?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Classics Gifts!
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
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The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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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...
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“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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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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