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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
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Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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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...
a year ago
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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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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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.
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100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
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a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
9 months ago
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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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...
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
8 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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What Was Organization Todt?
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History Today Feed
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
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
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a year ago
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
a year ago
Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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History Today Feed
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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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
11 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
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8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
2 months ago
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
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Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
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A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
4 days ago
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
TheCollector
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Classical Wisdom
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The Mystery of the Mind
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Classical Wisdom
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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What Is the Ides of March?
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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What Is a Film Auteur?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
11 months ago
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
a year ago
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
3 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
7 months ago
The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
a month ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
7 months ago
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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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?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
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Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Dionysus
The God of Wine!
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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