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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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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...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of 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.
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Overcoming Bias
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Classical Wisdom
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Blindspots and Biographies
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Who Were the Allied Powers?
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Classical Wisdom
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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CrimethInc.
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Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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Welcoming the stranger
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
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a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
TheCollector
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
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Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
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The Tudor War on Libel
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:19
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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History Today Feed
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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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...
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Classical Wisdom
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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TheCollector
10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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TheCollector
Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
a month ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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a year ago
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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6 months ago
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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a year ago
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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a year ago
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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3 months ago
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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a year ago
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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8 months ago
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...
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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5 months ago
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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3 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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a year ago
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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10 months ago
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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10 months ago
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 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....
TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 months ago
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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8 months ago
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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5 months ago
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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3 months ago
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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a year ago
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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a year ago
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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a year ago
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Collecting Art
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6 months ago
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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4 months ago
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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3 months ago
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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3 months ago
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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2 months ago
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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2 months ago
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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a year ago
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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a year ago
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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What Was the Chaco War?
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a year ago
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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a year ago
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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4 months ago
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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11 months ago
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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6 months ago
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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4 months ago
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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3 months ago
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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5 months ago
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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a year ago
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
3 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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5 months ago
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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2 months ago
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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a month ago
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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a year ago
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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6 months ago
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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3 weeks ago
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
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