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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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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
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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African History...
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
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Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
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Many of the...
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Summary of changes for April 2023
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How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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What Is Populism?
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
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9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
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Should Death Concern Us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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The Two Trojan Wars
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Van Dyck Rare Drawing Could Sell for $1.2 Million at Christie’s
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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In Praise of the Preterite
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Some lessons from history and archaeology
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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a year ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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the sucessor of Songhai
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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captain what is this
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Socrates' Wayward Student
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Should you meet your heroes?
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Summary of changes for August
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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The Philosopher God?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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TheCollector
Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
TheCollector
Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
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.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
History Today Feed
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
2 months ago
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 08:25
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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2 weeks ago
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.
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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TheCollector
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
a month ago
Liberalism dies in darkness
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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a month 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...
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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TheCollector
What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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2 months ago
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Aristophanes: Get to Know the Master of Ancient Greek Comedy
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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a year ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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3 months ago
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