Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video...
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Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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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
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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TheCollector
What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
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TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“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‘...
TheCollector
Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
3 weeks ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
2 months ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
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Immigration data kept behind closed doors
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
The Anarchist Prince: Who was Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
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Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
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US President or American Caesar?
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Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Flashbak
Street Shots of New York City in 1978
“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York...
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
TheCollector
How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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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...
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Anxiety
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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
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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TheCollector
From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Classical Wisdom
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Aristotle on Friendship
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
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The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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TheCollector
Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
TheCollector
The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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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...
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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
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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History Today Feed
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
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JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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History Today Feed
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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JamesHoare
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
Flashbak
Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
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Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
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At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Heracles Slays the Stymphalian Birds: The Hero’s Sixth Labor
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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History Today Feed
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:47
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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TheCollector
What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Who Was George Hodel?
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What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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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
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
over a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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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?
History Today Feed
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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St. Nicholas
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
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The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes?
Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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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
a year ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
Open Culture
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters...
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There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
a month ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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...
10 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...
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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What Is Gnosticism?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
11 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Could the “Year Without a Summer” Happen Again? Here’s What Experts Say
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
2 months ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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7 months ago
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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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.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
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...
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).
uxn,...
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
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
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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