African History...
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Xerxes the Great
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
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What should we do with Seneca?
Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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And Now for Something Completely Different.
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How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime?
An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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The End of the World?
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
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What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
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Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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3 months ago
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...
a month ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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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...
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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6 months ago
Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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a year ago
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
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2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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3 days ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Wrong Side of...
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We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
TheCollector
10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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...
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months 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
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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What Is Nestorianism?
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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...
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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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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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4 months ago
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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9 months ago
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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10 months ago
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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3 months ago
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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5 months ago
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 months ago
Open Culture
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...
a week ago
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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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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8 months ago
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10 Must-Visit Historic Small Towns in the Adirondacks
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2 weeks ago
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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2 months ago
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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3 months ago
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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6 months ago
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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a year ago
African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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2 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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2 months ago
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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a year ago
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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...
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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a year ago
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
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What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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4 months ago
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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a year ago
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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a year ago
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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10 months ago
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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5 months ago
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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a year ago
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 months ago
Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
a month ago
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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8 months ago
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Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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a year ago
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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a year ago
Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 months ago
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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8 months ago
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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9 months 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...
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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7 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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a month ago
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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10 months ago
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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a year ago
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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3 months ago
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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4 months ago
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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a year ago
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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a month ago
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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9 months ago
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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