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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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a brief note on themes in African art.
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Summary of changes for January
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over a year ago
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Who Was Vortigern?
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
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Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Classical Wisdom
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Do We Need Dress Codes?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
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Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
Robert the Bruce: Born To Be King?
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:11
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What Is the Good Friday Agreement?
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
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We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
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What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Beyond Stoicism
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
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What is the “Mind”?
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Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
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This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
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This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
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I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Res Obscura
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
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over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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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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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
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The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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Hell in the Bible: Eternal Damnation vs. Annihilationism
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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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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Another of my essays in French.
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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JamesHoare
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:01
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The Value of Wills to Historians
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
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Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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Why medieval artists drew ancient Romans in medieval clothes
Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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Or, how the French stole Julius Caesar in 1200 AD
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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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...
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 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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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 months ago
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
a year ago
Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
j.hoare
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:33
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Flashbak
26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
2 months ago
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
TheCollector
Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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10 months ago
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The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
8 months ago
The Death of Little Jack the Boy Missionary
JamesHoare
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:52
TheCollector
Who Was Tertullian?
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
Trying to Understand...
The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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8 months 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
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Twinkie Defense? (& Other Crazy Court Arguments)
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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6 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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2 months ago
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.
Flashbak
The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
3 months ago
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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a month ago
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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2 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
a year ago
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
The Feminist Stoic?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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2 months ago
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
5 months ago
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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a year ago
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
7 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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3 months ago
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
3 days ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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a year ago
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Life of Plato
8 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
TheCollector
10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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3 months ago
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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a year ago
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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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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10 months ago
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