TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
undefined
3 months 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
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 Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Fall of Berlin: How WWII Ended in Europe
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
undefined
5 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
4 weeks ago
The Great Migration to Bluesky
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
9 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
undefined
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
TheCollector
How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
undefined
6 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
6 days ago
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
TheCollector
Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
undefined
a year ago
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
undefined
2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
TheCollector
5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Stress
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
7 months ago
Go Stress-Free with Philosophy
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
undefined
a month ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
undefined
2 months ago
Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“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....
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
undefined
9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
undefined
a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Hated Famous Artists
undefined
4 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
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
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
5 days ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
undefined
4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
a month ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
undefined
a week ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
undefined
2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
12 months ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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...
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
undefined
4 weeks ago
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
undefined
a year 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...
2 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 …...
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
undefined
5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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!
TheCollector
Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
undefined
7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
4 months ago
Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
JamesHoare
Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
undefined
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
undefined
7 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
undefined
2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts about The Book of Enoch and its Content
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
undefined
2 months ago
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 