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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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Love and Death
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
a week ago
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Flashbak
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...
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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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 Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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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...
2 months 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...
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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...
4 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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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
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a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
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...
8 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...
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Dionysus
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
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France’s Long March Against Racism
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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview)
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Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
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Should you meet your heroes?
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
8 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
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How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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What Is the Ides of March?
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