Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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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...
9 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...
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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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...
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...
a month 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
Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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TheCollector
Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
a month ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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TheCollector
British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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4 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
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
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TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
a year ago
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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TheCollector
Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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TheCollector
Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
9 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
7 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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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...
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Flashbak
A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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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
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
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TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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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
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Flashbak
AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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A Brief History of Chile
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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....
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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...
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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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...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Aristotle's Poetics
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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The Many Roads to Rome
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The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
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New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
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And some bits and pieces.
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
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This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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How to Give a Speech
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The Original Femme Fatales?
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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