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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
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:11
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
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The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
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Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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‘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...
7 months ago
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...
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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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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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
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In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
11 months ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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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...
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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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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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
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Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
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Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
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It's All About Them.
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
a year ago
But the Western Security Complex thinks it's all about Us.
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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The Roman Socrates
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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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...
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On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Who Is the Real Banksy? Rumors Behind the Street Artist
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The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Does Karma Exist?
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Does what goes around come around?
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
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The most interesting things I read in 2023
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Most of them are not from 2023
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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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...
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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.
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
a year ago
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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5 Strange Election Systems Around the World
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
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Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
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How Iran Won the West
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Dreams of Space -...
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To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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A History of the United States Senate
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Res Obscura
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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