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Celebrating 60 years ago when the first woman went into space.
This is a 1967 Spanish comic book highlighting famous women, in this case: Valentina Tereshkova. I last blogged about this in 2009 so it was time for an expansion. It is unusual to find a biographical comic book...
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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TheCollector
The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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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...
4 months ago
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a project to document New York City’s rich history of architecture and fashion. Cunningham dressed his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman (July 9, 1912 – November 1, 2013)...
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
7 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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9 months 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...
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Senate
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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TheCollector
What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
2 weeks ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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a year ago
Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
TheCollector
Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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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 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
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