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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
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
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a complete history of an African monument
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
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Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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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
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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Myths and Metamorphoses
6 months ago
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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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...
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
6 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
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3 weeks ago
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
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plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art
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Little People With Agency.
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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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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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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The Ancient Novel
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
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a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
8 months ago
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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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...
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
African History...
A general history of African explorers of the Old world, and a 19th century Bornu traveller of...
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old...
2 months ago
This article provides a brief outline of over sixty African explorers who traveled across the ‘Old World’ from the classical period to the turn of the 20th century.
Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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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...
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
9 months ago
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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Olympics Special
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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The Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Story
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and...
6 months ago
Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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