A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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...
3 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
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
2 months ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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TheCollector
How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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TheCollector
6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
6 months ago
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
7 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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TheCollector
How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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History Today Feed
‘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
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
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TheCollector
Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Truth in the old myths
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
4 hours ago
On Troy, King Arthur and the Flood of Noah
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959)
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
a year ago
Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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TheCollector
5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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TheCollector
The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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TheCollector
10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best?
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TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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What Is the Ides of March?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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TheCollector
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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TheCollector
10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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TheCollector
What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
a month ago
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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TheCollector
How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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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...
2 weeks ago
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
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
2 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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TheCollector
French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
8 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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TheCollector
The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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TheCollector
Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
11 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Terror on the HMS Erebus: The Tragic Arctic Expedition
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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TheCollector
Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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a year ago
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...
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Banned Book Week Begins...
3 months ago
Banned Book Week Begins...
African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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...
8 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...
TheCollector
Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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TheCollector
Who Were the Samaritans?
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TheCollector
Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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TheCollector
How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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TheCollector
The DAM Rejects Return Request from Native Alaskan Tribes
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
3 days ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
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TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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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.
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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a month ago
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
Who Was Susan Sontag?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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10 months ago
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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TheCollector
Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Classical Wisdom
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Why Did the Germans Struggle in the Battle of Crete?
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
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...and the Origins of the Universe
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...
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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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...
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“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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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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A Collection of...
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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Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
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At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Aristotle on Friendship
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
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Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
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In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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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...
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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*my article for New Lines Magazine
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What Were the Consolations of Boethius?
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Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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Little People With Agency.
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A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
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A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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