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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
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Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:26
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TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
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Africa's past carved in ivory
TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Who Were the Infamous 1930s Gangsters?
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Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
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Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
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Art of the Etruscans
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Life of Terence
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Flashbak
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...
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
We left Shimizu on a sunny morning, pushing off the dock at 6am. Early. We wanted to make sure we'd arrive at our destination on time. There was 126nm between us and Shima Yacht harbor, a distance we needed to do in part at night. This wasn't ideal. We knew that. Many people...
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
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The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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What Was Négritude?
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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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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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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The Allure of Medieval Churches
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TheCollector
What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
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On cartography as historical argument
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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10 Historic Cities for Expats Around the World
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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What Are the Nicomachean Ethics?
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
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Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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Mon, 10/28/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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 …...
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
Classical Wisdom
For the Love of the Classics
Valentine's Gifts
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TheCollector
Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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TheCollector
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
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TheCollector
Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
4 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
History Today Feed
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
Medieval Icelandic Feasts
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
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TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
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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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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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...
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Classical Wisdom
Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
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Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
Flashbak
Facade: Bill Cunningham’s Tribute To New York Style
In 1968, American fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (March 13, 1929 – June 25, 2016) started a...
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African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
What Is the Tallest Wonder of the World?
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
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This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Flashbak
The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon...
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The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects is Illustrated with Twelve Curious Cuts Truly Adapted to Each Story. The witty woodcuts show various role reversals. A cow becomes a butcher and the butcher his meat. A...
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Catching Nessie on Film
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Classical Wisdom
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Remedios Varo: A Female Surrealist Painter Who Isn’t Frida Kahlo
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Nicholas Radburn
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
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Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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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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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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What's Left ... And What's Left?
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a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
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Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
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Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
TheCollector
From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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Who Was Eusebius?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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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...
6 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
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Dutch Influence in Alsatian Art: 5 Artists Known for Their Still-Lifes
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
TheCollector
International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
Open Culture
The Complete History of the Music Video: From the 1890s to Today
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are...
3 days ago
If you want to understand the history of music videos, you must consider a lot of things that are not obviously music videos. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first selection of MTV’s inaugural broadcast, must surely count as a music video — but then, it was...
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Patterns in Humanity
Sweden's immigration taboo
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
4 months ago
Immigration data kept behind closed doors
Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
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Flashbak
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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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
8 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
TheCollector
Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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2 months ago
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
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...
11 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...
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...
a month 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.
TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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3 months ago
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...
2 months 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...
Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
History Today Feed
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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a year ago
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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