Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
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Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
3 weeks 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.
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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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
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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6 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...
TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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...
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
History Today Feed
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
10 months ago
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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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 Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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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.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Halloween?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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What Was the Chaco War?
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
a year ago
Blindspots and Biographies
Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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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
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
TheCollector
Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer
2 months ago
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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10 months ago
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
TheCollector
Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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11 months ago
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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10 months ago
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 months ago
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
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
5 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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8 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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a year ago
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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8 months ago
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...
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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3 months ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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3 months ago
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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5 months ago
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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