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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
2 weeks ago
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
a week ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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4 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
TheCollector
Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year ago
Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
TheCollector
Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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8 months ago
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
Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
a year ago
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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a month ago
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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a year ago
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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9 months ago
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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10 months ago
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Wangechi Mutu
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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10 months ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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5 months ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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a month ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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4 months ago
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...
Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
History Today Feed
The Value of Wills to Historians
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
8 months ago
The Value of Wills to Historians
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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5 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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a month ago
TheCollector
The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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TheCollector
Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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14 hours ago
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
a year ago
What's it going to be, then?
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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TheCollector
Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
TheCollector
Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 months ago
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
6 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
TheCollector
What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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TheCollector
How Did Descartes View Animals?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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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...
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