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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test?
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The Great Experience (1963)
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review
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Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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African History...
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Hundred Rabbits
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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a revolution with a contested legacy.
Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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A Collection of...
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Louis XIV: History’s Longest-Reigning Monarch
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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TheCollector
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
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TheCollector
The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
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Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
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Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
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TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
African History...
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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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...
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Classical Wisdom
The Roman Socrates
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a year ago
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But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Res Obscura
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
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11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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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...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
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TheCollector
Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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TheCollector
Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Lord Balfour’s Portrait Slashed by Pro-Palestine Activists
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
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11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Xerxes the Great
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Events Schedule
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
3 weeks ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
Res Obscura
Why did it take psychedelics so long to become popular?
Some lessons from history and archaeology
a year ago
Some lessons from history and archaeology
TheCollector
7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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