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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age “These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
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“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works undefined
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius? undefined
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy undefined
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time undefined
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls? undefined
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer” undefined
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy JamesHoare Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Why did clothing become boring? An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories) undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre The St Brice’s Day Massacre JamesHoare Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi undefined
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance undefined
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization. Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World? undefined
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance undefined
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show undefined
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King? undefined
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest undefined
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments) undefined
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Women Fight for Fairness at Academies of Art undefined
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview undefined
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’ undefined
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe? undefined
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum undefined
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Summary of changes for June 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library. Oekaki, optimized and...
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique. Another of my essays in French.
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates) undefined
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum undefined
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire? undefined
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy undefined
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism? undefined
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy) undefined
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance? undefined
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe undefined
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster? undefined
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic undefined
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba undefined
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture? undefined
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home undefined
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal undefined
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays undefined
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele undefined
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper? undefined
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!” undefined
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism undefined
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building j.hoare Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960) Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring) Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks ***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo. In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them undefined
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World? undefined
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin undefined
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979 When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art undefined
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs The Roman Catholic War on Wigs JamesHoare Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration undefined
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met undefined
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History) undefined
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music? undefined
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A History of the US House of Representatives undefined
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon? undefined
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade undefined
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review ‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review JamesHoare Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests undefined
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Moving With the Times? Moving With the Times? JamesHoare Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure? undefined
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear? undefined
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece undefined
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Finding Odysseus’ Homeland There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin undefined
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections undefined
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance? undefined
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan On the Spot: Eugene Rogan JamesHoare Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice undefined
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? undefined
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones undefined
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse undefined
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail j.hoare Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy undefined
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness? undefined
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism undefined
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4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics? undefined
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed? undefined
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD. The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
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The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon? undefined
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968) The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
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The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
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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...
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Does poverty cause violent crime? An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist undefined
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism undefined
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada undefined
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth undefined
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Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII j.hoare Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City “The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
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“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‘...
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
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This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom. Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy undefined
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How French Was Medieval England? How French Was Medieval England? JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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Weekend Roundup Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites undefined
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity? undefined
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues undefined
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint undefined
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A History of Phantom Pain A History of Phantom Pain j.hoare Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles undefined
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution? undefined
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns? A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne? undefined
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero undefined
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism undefined
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums undefined
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review ‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review JamesHoare Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million undefined
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People? Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine... “It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle undefined
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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...
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Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring undefined
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Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review) Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
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Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
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During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh.   When I was just a baby my mama told...
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What Was the Sturmabteilung? undefined
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone) undefined
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology undefined
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War in Dreamland Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks Begins in Two Weeks
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo undefined
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5 Famous Black Mexicans undefined
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know undefined
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent undefined
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The Art of Pompeii Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow? undefined
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961) Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans undefined
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly? undefined
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Who Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums undefined
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening undefined
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II? undefined
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew? undefined
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1 Books of the Year 2024: Part 1 JamesHoare Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Happy Journeys (1961) Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.  Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
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Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.  Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student ...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley undefined
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man? undefined
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference? undefined
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance undefined
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best undefined
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire undefined
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The world according to Garegnani I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
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I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
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Catching Nessie on Film Catching Nessie on Film JamesHoare Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March undefined
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp undefined
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays undefined
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains? undefined
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The Missile Will Always Get Through. But who is prepared to admit it?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible? undefined
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science? undefined
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6 Must-See Spanish Castles undefined
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today undefined
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Weekend Roundup Early Christianity
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess? undefined
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle? undefined
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
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This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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What Was the Atheism Dispute? undefined
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression undefined
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party undefined
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia? undefined
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated undefined
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10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March. Summary Of Changes Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom. 100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure JamesHoare Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome undefined
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art undefined
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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...
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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...
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections undefined
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit undefined
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic? undefined
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Betrayed By Culture Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend j.hoare Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler “Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC    Richard...
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism? undefined
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
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Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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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...
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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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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner? undefined
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings undefined
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages undefined
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know undefined
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency undefined
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza? undefined
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing undefined
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Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria? undefined
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor undefined
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West? undefined
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain So who does?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests? undefined
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review ‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review j.hoare Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico undefined
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered undefined
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal? undefined
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road? undefined
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity? undefined
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities undefined
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations? undefined
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea undefined
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn? undefined
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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One Way Or Another .... We're going to get you.
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments undefined
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career undefined
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Honesty: What's In It For Me? First, do lots of harm.
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France’s Long March Against Racism France’s Long March Against Racism j.hoare Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History undefined
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‘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
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Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values) Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953) A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
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A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums undefined
a year ago
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History) undefined
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained undefined
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History undefined
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10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible undefined
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights undefined
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA? undefined
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible? undefined
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Summary of changes for April Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest undefined
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim undefined
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US undefined
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation? undefined
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia? undefined
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape? undefined
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History “At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
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“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology? undefined
a year ago
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review ‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review JamesHoare Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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Get to Know Yoshimoto Nara and the Japanese Neo-Pop Movement undefined
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory undefined
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle? undefined
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast undefined
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet undefined
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History undefined
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts undefined
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick JamesHoare Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983 In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding undefined
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn). uxn,...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel? undefined
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
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This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t JamesHoare Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History undefined
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution undefined
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M. undefined
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha? undefined
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’ The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones undefined
a year ago
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review ‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review j.hoare Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch undefined
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Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave! Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
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Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Plutarch and Pleasure
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament? undefined
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture undefined
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln undefined
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women undefined
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality? undefined
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About undefined
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy? undefined
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