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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Hundred Rabbits
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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
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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The Secret Life of Latin
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The End of the World?
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TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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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
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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TheCollector
Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
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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?
History Today Feed
A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
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Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
TheCollector
What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
Flashbak
British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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)...
4 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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
TheCollector
Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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Wrong Side of...
Fellow believers or fellow citizens?
Liberalism dies in darkness
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Liberalism dies in darkness
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Event: THIS Saturday
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TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
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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...
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TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Open Culture
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
TheCollector
What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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TheCollector
7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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TheCollector
3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
TheCollector
The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
9 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
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It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
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Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
No, not that Agency.
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
TheCollector
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
TheCollector
4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
a month ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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Classical Wisdom
Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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10 Cultural Sites in New York City You Should See
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
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From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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 Is the History of Mother’s Day in the United States?
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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...
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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What is needed to stop violent cycles?
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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What Is Capoeira?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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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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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
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Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part III: Going To War With the Army...
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more...
6 months ago
This is the third and final part of our three-part (I, II, III) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples – particularly the Celtiberians, Gauls and also many Germanic-language speaking peoples on the Rhine and Danube- raised armies to fight the...
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
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an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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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
TheCollector
Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
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Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
3 weeks ago
Please help us not to understand.
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of...
2 months ago
The Art of Arranging Flowers (1965) by Shozo Sato is a comprehensive guide to the Japanese art of ikebana. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive”, “the way of flowers” or the less poetic “flowers kept alive” uses flora to create specific human...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of the Mind
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Russia’s Greatest General? Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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