TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
3 days ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
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
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
4 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
TheCollector
Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
a month ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
Flashbak
Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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TheCollector
The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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2 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...
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
TheCollector
5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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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...
TheCollector
What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
3 weeks ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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a month ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
What is Pantheism in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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How Did Belgium Become a Country?
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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TheCollector
What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
9 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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What Are Conlangs?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
4 days ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
TheCollector
What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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...
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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a year ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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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...
2 months 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...
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
11 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman)
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Is Conceptual Photography?
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Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
3 weeks ago
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
CrimethInc.
Sacrificial Violence and Retribution
In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way...
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In the following analysis, we explore the responses to two different extrajudicial killings as a way to understand the different forms of violence that are coming to the fore in our society right now. In the appendix, we offer an incomplete roundup of various responses to the...
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
5 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Eva Perón
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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African History...
The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
a year ago
journal of African cities chapter 9
Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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