Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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...
11 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...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide in the United States: a summary
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
2 months ago
Why economic factors cannot explain homicide disparities in the United States
Flashbak
Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
a week ago
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” – Philip K. Dick, VALIS William H. Matthews leads us through his 1922 book Mazes and Labyrinths from his home in Ruislip in the English county of Middlesex. Compiled shortly...
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 weeks ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
11 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
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Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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TheCollector
Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
7 months ago
But they forget the people and the Street.
TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
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Flashbak
London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm...
9 months ago
“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
TheCollector
Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
4 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
TheCollector
History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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TheCollector
Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Who Was Averroes?
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TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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History Today Feed
‘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
a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
3 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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TheCollector
6 Famous Artists Who Loved Cats
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
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Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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TheCollector
Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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TheCollector
Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
History Today Feed
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
5 months ago
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Posing with Statues : A Cast of Thousands
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves...
4 months ago
Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
TheCollector
Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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...
2 weeks 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
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
9 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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TheCollector
Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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TheCollector
7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
4 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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TheCollector
Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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TheCollector
Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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TheCollector
Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
Was Henry VIII Really a Protestant?
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TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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TheCollector
What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
TheCollector
Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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TheCollector
6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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TheCollector
What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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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...
3 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Classical Wisdom
Upcoming Events
So you're in the know...
a year ago
TheCollector
Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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History Today Feed
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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History Today Feed
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
7 months ago
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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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.
TheCollector
Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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TheCollector
Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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TheCollector
Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
2 months ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
TheCollector
Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
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Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
2 months ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
5 months ago
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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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Dr Alun Withey
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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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
3 weeks ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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Aristotle on Knowledge, Truth, and Error (6 Arguments)
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
a month ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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What Is Voguing?
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TheCollector
Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
12 months ago
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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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
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
3 weeks ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
2 months ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
11 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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