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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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TheCollector
New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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...
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
7 months ago
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
7 months ago
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
2 months ago
In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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...
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Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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How Did Socrates Die?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
René Girard on Sacrifice & Violence: Why Does Scapegoating Happen?
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
11 months ago
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
11 months ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
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The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
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Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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The Hero's Ride (1963)
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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Overcoming Bias
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Space Witch (1959)
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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