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Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
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Valentine's Gifts
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Fenrir: Who Was the Norse Wolf Destined to Kill Odin?
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Unlike For Like.
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Urbanism in the forest region.
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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The Ocarina
The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was...
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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From Anya, Joel and Frida
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
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Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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Going Underground: gasping for life on the Tokyo Subway
Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo...
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Tokyo is busy. The city’s subway caught the eye of photographer Michael Wolf. In ‘Tokyo Compression’, we see people riding the trains. As he writes: “The images create a sense of discomfort as his victims attempt to squirm out of view or simply close their eyes, wishing the...
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
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a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:19
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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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...
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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...
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
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Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Celebrate Cicero!
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
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Is it good, bad or relative?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“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‘...
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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A Collection of...
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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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...
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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...
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Original ‘Keep Calm’ Posters Set to Sell for Thousands at Auction
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization
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The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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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?
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Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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The Many Roads to Rome
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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History Today Feed
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Spartan Training
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
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TheCollector
Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Korea’s War of Prisoners
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TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
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TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
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Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
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And some associated reflections.
Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
10 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
TheCollector
The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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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
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The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
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TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
TheCollector
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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What Is the Ides of March?
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
5 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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African History...
a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
a year ago
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
TheCollector
What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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History Today Feed
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 1, 2023
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
Flashbak
‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange...
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In amongst the crowds drifting along Hollywood Boulevard there’s an old guy sitting on an orange bucket. He’s wearing dirty jeans and a grey hoodie. The guy’s in his seventies. Weather-worn. Grizzled beard. Walking stick. Back trouble caused by “old spinal injuries and bad...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
a month ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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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...
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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...
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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