TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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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...
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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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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
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Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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History Today Feed
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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TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
History Today Feed
The Tudor War on Libel
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JamesHoare
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: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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What Is Solipsism?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
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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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Flashbak
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
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Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Hidden History
The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
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TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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What Is Voguing?
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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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...
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
2 months ago
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Non-alignment: A Third Foreign Policy Option During the Cold War?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
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The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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But is there anything there?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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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
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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.
Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Journal of African cities: chapter 14
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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