Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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History Today Feed
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
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‘The Undesirables’ by Sarah Wise review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
Flashbak
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...
8 months ago
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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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Classical Wisdom
The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
a month ago
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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10 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the...
4 weeks ago
“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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The Death of Einhard the Historian
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
The Death of Einhard the Historian
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great”
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Hundred Rabbits
a home for pino
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd...
over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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...
a year ago
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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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
TheCollector
Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
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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...
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...
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
2 weeks ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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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...
7 months ago
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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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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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
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Flashbak
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...
2 months ago
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...
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
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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...
3 days ago
“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...
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Who Were the Kuomintang?
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
7 Important Works by Cindy Sherman
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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9 months ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
6 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Napoleon vs. Tsar Alexander: Friendship and Rivalry
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Shakespeare’s Richard III: Everything You Need to Know
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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a year ago
Flashbak
Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
2 months ago
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Flashbak
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...
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Flashbak
Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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8 months ago
African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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What Did Averroes Ask Ibn Arabi?
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8 months ago
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
a week ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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9 months ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
4 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
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