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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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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...
6 months ago
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...
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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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 Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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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
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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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...
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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?
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
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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,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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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...
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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What Is the Didache?
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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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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
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a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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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...
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
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11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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‘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
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
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6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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