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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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4 months ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
Flashbak
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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Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
9 months ago
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
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10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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3 months ago
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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a year ago
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 months ago
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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4 months ago
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
Flashbak
British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of...
5 months ago
British photographer Shirley Baker captured these fabulous portraits of punks on the streets of Manchester, Stockport and London’s Camden Town in the early 1980s. Shirley’s daughter, Nan Levy, spoke to the Museum of of Youth Culture about her mother’s work as part of an...
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?
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 months ago
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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8 months ago
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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a year ago
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Flashbak
High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
4 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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9 months ago
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
a month ago
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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a year ago
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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7 African Myths About Animals
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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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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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3 months ago
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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a year ago
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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a month ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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a month 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
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...
a year ago
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 Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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a year ago
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
TheCollector
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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3 weeks ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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5 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...
Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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6 months ago
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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a year ago
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
Who Was Vortigern?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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What Is Gnosticism?
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4 months ago
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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8 months ago
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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11 months ago
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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11 months ago
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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2 months ago
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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10 months ago
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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8 months ago
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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In politics, well, it depends.
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
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What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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