TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
2 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968)
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
over a year ago
I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
undefined
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
undefined
3 months ago
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
undefined
6 days ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
undefined
11 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things to Do in London if You Love History
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
undefined
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
6 hours ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
TheCollector
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
undefined
8 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
8 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
undefined
2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
A Collection of...
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...
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
undefined
6 months 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
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
undefined
11 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
undefined
6 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
7 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
undefined
2 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
6 Greek Gods & Their Role in Homer’s Odyssey
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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.
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
undefined
a year ago
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
a week ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
TheCollector
What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
undefined
5 months ago
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
undefined
a year ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
undefined
2 weeks ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
undefined
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
undefined
10 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
undefined
2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Micronations You Should Know
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Classical Wisdom
Why are MYTHS Important?
Podcast with Stephen Fry
6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
undefined
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
undefined
7 months 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
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
undefined
a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
TheCollector
The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
undefined
a year ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
undefined
a month ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
undefined
6 months ago
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
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
Flashbak
Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
2 months ago
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
TheCollector
The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
undefined
3 days ago
TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
undefined
10 months ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 