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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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TheCollector
What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
2 months ago
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Delian League: Rise & Fall of the Empire of Athens
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TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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TheCollector
8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
Classical Wisdom
Beyond Stoicism
New Event: January 7th, 2025
6 days ago
New Event: January 7th, 2025
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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11 months ago
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
TheCollector
Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
a month ago
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
Does Free Will Exist?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
8 months ago
TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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a year ago
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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3 months ago
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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TheCollector
The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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a year 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
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
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.
TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Classical Wisdom
Why Socrates Matters
New Event: November 22
a month ago
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
TheCollector
The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
2 months ago
Plato on Political Polarization
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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a month ago
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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3 weeks ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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5 months ago
Flashbak
A Woman I Once Knew: A Photographer Records Her Changing Body Over Five Decades
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has...
2 months ago
“For old people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is” – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Rosalind Fox Solomon got old. In …...
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
a month ago
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
8 months ago
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
10 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
Classical Wisdom
Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
7 months ago
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
TheCollector
The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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TheCollector
10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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TheCollector
Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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TheCollector
10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović
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TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Classical Wisdom
Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
a year ago
TheCollector
Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
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...
5 days ago
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...
TheCollector
Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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TheCollector
What Is Thatcherism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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TheCollector
How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
Flashbak
In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
a month ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
4 months ago
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
Early Modern Europe’s Inexplicable Obsession With Eunuchs
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Weekend Roundup
Blindspots and Biographies
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Blindspots and Biographies
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War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism
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A Clash Of Symbols
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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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...
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“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‘...
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
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Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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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...
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“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 …...
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
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Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Should you meet your heroes?
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
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And what happens when we don’t?
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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Europe's absent-minded revolution
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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It's just that some people don't realise it.
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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