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What Is the Will to Power?
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Moon Trip (1958)
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Hey everyone!
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Dreams of Space -...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
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internet in paradise
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over a year ago
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Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
Global Inequality...
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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African History...
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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What Was Organization Todt?
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
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On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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2 months ago
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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11 months ago
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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11 months ago
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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10 months ago
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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2 weeks ago
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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2 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
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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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 months ago
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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3 months ago
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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6 months ago
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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2 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
TheCollector
The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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8 months ago
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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11 months ago
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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a week ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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6 months ago
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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2 months ago
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
A Collection of...
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...
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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12 months ago
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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4 months ago
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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11 months ago
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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7 months ago
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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a year ago
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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a month ago
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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7 months ago
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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9 months ago
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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3 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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11 months ago
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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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...
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.
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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a year ago
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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9 months ago
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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11 months ago
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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5 months ago
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