TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
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Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
Were the Nuremberg Trials Only Held in Nuremberg?
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TheCollector
The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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TheCollector
When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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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...
3 weeks 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...
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
a week ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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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
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
TheCollector
9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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TheCollector
What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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What if the Syrians can’t return home?
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
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TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Sacred Objects & Places in the Inca World: Interview With Dr. Cummins
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
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Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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TheCollector
Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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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...
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
TheCollector
What Are the Primary Sources of Information About Emperor Nero?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
12 months ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
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9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
TheCollector
Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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What Was the First Triumvirate?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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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.
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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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...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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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
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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What Would a Day in the Public Baths of Ancient Rome Look Like?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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4 months ago
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
a year ago
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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5 months ago
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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4 months ago
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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3 days ago
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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