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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
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On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
Trying to Understand...
War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What is Modernity?
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Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Classical Wisdom
What is TIME? And Dates?
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
a year ago
The Creation of the Calendar for the New Year
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
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
TheCollector
Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
a month ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
a month ago
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
a month ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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