TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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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
African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
8 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
5 months ago
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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TheCollector
How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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TheCollector
A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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a year ago
Watch now (1 min) | Now FREE with a Classical Wisdom Kids Yearly Membership
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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TheCollector
How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
Valentina Tereshkova (Mujeres Celebres) (1967)
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book...
a year ago
Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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TheCollector
Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
a month ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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TheCollector
Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
4 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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TheCollector
Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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TheCollector
Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
a month ago
History Today Feed
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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...
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
a week ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
3 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
4 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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TheCollector
An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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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...
12 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.)...
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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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
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
2 months ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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TheCollector
Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Who Was George Hodel?
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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TheCollector
What Are the Challenges of Creating ‘True Crime’ Stories?
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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TheCollector
Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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TheCollector
Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
8 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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TheCollector
Celebrating Diversity at The National Mall’s Outdoor Show
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TheCollector
Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
TheCollector
World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
TheCollector
Who Were the Important Jewish Philosophers of the Medieval Period?
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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TheCollector
How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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TheCollector
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Flashbak
A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
3 weeks ago
Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
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A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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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,...
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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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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Patterns in Humanity
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A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
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Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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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...
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Inventing Cyrillic
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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So Where Do We Go From Here?
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Early Bird is Ending
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James Joyce's Ulysses
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
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In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Summary of changes for January
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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The Myth of the Minotaur
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
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The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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