TheCollector
What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
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The Immortals
...and the feared Persian Army
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...and the feared Persian Army
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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...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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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...
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
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Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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The Nature of Love
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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A Celebration of Virtue
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Columbine 25 Years On
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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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...
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Ancient Podcasts
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
TheCollector
8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
Flashbak
William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 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...
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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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
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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The Cyclops
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a year ago
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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TheCollector
What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
2 weeks ago
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TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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TheCollector
Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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TheCollector
Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
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TheCollector
Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘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
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
a month ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/12/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
Classical Wisdom
Essential Greeks LIVE Webinar Times
Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
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Join this year's course for a strong foundation in the Classics
TheCollector
How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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11 months ago
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
12 months ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
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American polarisation: part 2
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Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
11 months ago
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
4 weeks ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
Sufism in South and South East Asia
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7 months ago
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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‘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
7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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a week ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
History Today Feed
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
9 months ago
William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:21
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
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