TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment
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Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
African History...
The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
3 weeks ago
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions of Ethiopia, West Africa, and Sudan, where a large corpus of extant manuscripts have been collected from the old scholarly centers of Timbuktu, Djenne, Gondar, and Harar.
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
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This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
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Siege of Yorktown: The Final Battle of the American Revolution
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
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We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
Because that's all they can do.
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Classical Wisdom
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Prometheus and AI?
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/11/2024 -...
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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Mon, 03/11/2024 - 15:56
TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
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Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
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...
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
a year ago
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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TheCollector
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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The Art of the Interesting
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The Art of the Interesting
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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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...
11 months ago
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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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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It's worse than you probably imagine.
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
TheCollector
What Are the 6 Tallest Mountains in Alaska?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
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plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
TheCollector
Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
9 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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A Brief History of Chile
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Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Who Was Vortigern?
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
11 months ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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History Today Feed
‘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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Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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In the Night Garden: The Magical World of George Shiras
George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and...
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George Shiras (1859 – 1942) began photographing in 1889, and was the first to use camera traps and flash photography when photographing animals. Shiras, a lawyer who became a politician, borrowed a hunting technique he learned from the Ojibwa tribe called jacklighting, when fire...
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
2 months ago
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
TheCollector
Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
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New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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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
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
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‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
TheCollector
How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Classical Wisdom
Spartan Training
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TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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TheCollector
Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
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How Iran Won the West
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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TheCollector
The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Dr Alun Withey
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...
10 months ago
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...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
TheCollector
The History of the Ancient Olympics: Footraces in the Nude
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TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
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‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the...
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
6 days ago
Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
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8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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TheCollector
The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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TheCollector
Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Is the Ides of March?
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TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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