Dreams of Space -...
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over a year ago
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
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Classical Wisdom
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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A Collection of...
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a year ago
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
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over a year ago
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Behind Donald Trump’s Palace Walls
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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TheCollector
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TheCollector
Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Utah
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Classical Wisdom
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Classical Wisdom
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CrimethInc.
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
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Flashbak
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History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Overcoming Bias
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
3 months ago
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History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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10 months ago
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TheCollector
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
government in central Africa.
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Patterns in Humanity
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Classical Wisdom
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
Classical Wisdom
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
9 months ago
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
2 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
7 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Flashbak
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
2 months ago
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TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
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4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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Classical Wisdom
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a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
TheCollector
Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Dr Alun Withey
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
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TheCollector
5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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Flashbak
Watch The Alphabet, David Lynch’s horrific 1968 short,
“There’s a connection between music, film, painting, writing, everything, you’re into, the more...
4 days ago
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
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Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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TheCollector
What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
A Book 100 Years in the Making
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
3 months ago
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
3 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Who Won the Battle of Chattanooga?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Hundred Rabbits
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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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...
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
2 months ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
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J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Flashbak
Bertha Czegka: Skiing Bunnies And Other Satire
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Biography Bertha Czegka (July 30, 1880 – November 4, 1954) was a member of the “Association of Visual Artists” in her native Austria. In the interwar period, the painter worked as an illustrator on children’s books. One highlight among her later works is a poster she created in...
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
3 months ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
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2 months ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
11 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians?
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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The Crazy Cult of Indian Guru Osho Bhagwan & His Mixed Legacy
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Leeds Kids the 1970s
Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the...
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Self-styled ‘Luddite photographer” Eric Milese (“relatively recently gone digital – 2011”) named the picture below of kids ‘tobogganing’ down a dry, rocky slope in the northern English city of Leeds in the 1970s “The Cresta Run”. It is not the original Cresta Run, which is a...
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What Is Affection in Philosophy?
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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The Popol Vuh: A Maya Myth Told in Dance and Song
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
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Tue, 01/14/2025 - 09:23
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‘Naples 1343’ by Amedeo Feniello review
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Tue, 01/14/2025 - 09:23
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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2024 in writing
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A brief recap of my 2024 posts
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Understanding Yourself Through Jung: A Guide to Individuation & Self-Discovery
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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The Essential Greeks
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What Is an Antipope?
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Who Was Averroes?
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Discover This Historic Massachusetts Town Just Beyond Boston’s Reach
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Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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