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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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What Is Banksy’s Real Identity? (5 Scenarios)
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Global Inequality...
The third framing
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida
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Banksy’s Animal Series Continues at London Zoo
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Trying to Understand...
No Cheers for Authoritarianism
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
a year ago
Remind me what it was, exactly ....
TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
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Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Flashbak
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...
3 weeks ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
2 months ago
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American photographer Janine Wiedel on her first visit to the industrial West Midlands The Vulcan’s Forge photobook shows us faces of late 1970s industry in England’s West Midlands. Based on...
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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17 Crazy Facts about the History of Chocolate
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
History Today Feed
The Allure of Medieval Churches
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
a month ago
The Allure of Medieval Churches
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists.
The demonstrators are responding to the...
TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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TheCollector
Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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TheCollector
Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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TheCollector
Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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TheCollector
What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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TheCollector
Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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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
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
3 months ago
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
Classical Wisdom
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
4 months ago
From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
10 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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TheCollector
Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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History Today Feed
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February.
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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...
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Dreams of Space -...
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a year ago
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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What Is an Antipope?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Patterns in Humanity
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
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Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Dreams of Space -...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
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Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
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Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
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Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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